"Coping with Chaos: Finding Peace" James 3: 13-18 Reverend John McLarty talks about the peace we're all longing to find and offers some scriptural action steps to finding that peace. Recorded live at Stonebridge United Methodist Church in McKinney, TX. For more information, including service times, please visit www.mysumc.org.

If there is to be peace in the world, there must be peace in the nations.

If there is to be peace in the nations, there must be peace in the cities.

If there is to be peace in the cities, there must be peace between neighbors.

If there is to be peace between neighbors, there must be peace in the home.

If there is to be peace in the home, there must be peace in the heart.

-Lao-tzu

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Letting go of... Cultivating... what people think....................................................... authenticity perfectionism............................................................ self-compassion numbness and powerlessness.......................................... resilient spirit scarcity and fear of the dark.......................................... gratitude and joy need for certainty....................................................... intuition and trusting faith comparison............................................................... creativity exhaustion as status; productivity as self worth ................... play and rest anxiety as a lifestyle.................................................... calm and stillness self-doubt................................................................. meaningful work being cool and always in control...................................... laughter, dance, and song

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1) Finding Peace through Knowledgea. Intelligent people are always ready to learn. Their ears are open for knowledge -Proverbs 18:15 (NLT)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow his precepts have good understanding. To him belongs eternal praise. -Psalm 111:10 (NIV)2) Finding Peace through Kindnessa. Kind words bring life, but cruel words crush the spirit. -Proverbs 15:4 (GNT)Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. -Ephesians 4:29 (NIV)3) Finding Peace through Honesty and Integritya. (God) grants a treasure of common sense to the honest. (God) is a shield to those who walk with integrity. -Proverbs 2:7 (NLT)Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. -John 14:27 (NIV)